Elfdalian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse søkkva, from Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną. Cognate with Swedish sjunka.

Verb

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sikka

  1. to sink

Inflection

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
s-k-k
1 term

From Arabic سِكَّة (sikka). Doublet of zekkazikka.

Noun

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sikka f (dual sikktejn, plural sikek)

  1. ploughshare

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sicilian sicca.

Noun

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sikka f (plural sikek or sikki)

  1. riff, underwater rock, sandbank